January 9th
Monthly themes
The letter ‘M’
The Letter ‘M’ things starting with the letter M. Planes – Mirage, Marauder, Messerschmitt Bf 109 etc,. Armour – M113 APC, M1 Abrams, Matador etc. Cars – Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mini etc. Ships – RMS Mauretania, USS Missouri, HMAS Melbourne etc.
Civil vehicles
Any civil vehicle eg. aircraft, rockets, satelites, ships, trucks, tractors, hovercraft, construction equipment etc.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
February 13th
QT BUNNI competition
‘Nations that no longer exist’ (excluding the Third Reich) eg. Manchuria and the Roman Empire
Special display/competition
Jim Travis commemorative display – Models purchased from the Jims collection. With special guest judge Charmian Travis (Jim’s daughter)
Monthly themes
Best of British
Anything built, owned or operated in Britain
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Ley Reynolds presents the Vickers Wellington
March 13th
Monthly themes
The letter ‘G’
The Letter ‘G’ things starting with the letter G. Planes – Gladiator, Go 229, Gannett etc,. Armour – G-Wagon, Gongchen, GAZ-64 etc. Cars – Gemini, Granturismo, Golf etc Ships – Golden Hind, USS Gerald R. Ford, HMAS Gawler etc.
Out of Africa (Sponsored by Platypus Publications)
Any aircraft, ship or vehicle operated on/around the African continent.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Ley Reynolds presents the Hawker Hurricane
April 10th
Monthly themes
I see red!
Anything with red in its name or predominantly red in colour eg. Redstone, Ferrari, letter box, fire engine etc.
Aussie, Aussie, Aussie (Sponsored by Sideline hobbies)
Anything built, owned or operated in Australia
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Dave Richardson presents ‘Richo’s RAAF – A Fortunate Career’.
May 8th
Monthly themes
The letter ‘T’
The Letter ‘T’ things starting with the letter T. Planes – Tornado, Tiger Moth, Texan etc,. Armour – T-34, Tiger, Terrex ICV etc. Cars – Toyota, Model T, Toranna etc. Ships – RMS Titanic, IJN Tone, USS Tang, HMAS Torrens etc
The Vietnam war
Things associated with the Vietnam war (1945 to 1975).
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
June 12th
Monthly theme
Green with envy
Anything with Green in its name or predominantly Green in colour eg. Evergreen container ships, Military equipment, John Deere farm equipment, Green Lantern etc.
To the the rescue! (Sponsored by Star Hobbies)
Rescue and recovery organisations, vehicles, personnel, equipment or scenes real or fictional.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Tudor Goode presents Australian Oberon Class Submarines
July 10th
Monthly themes
The letter ‘S’
The Letter ‘S’ things starting with the letter S. Planes – Spitfire, Sabre Sandringham etc,. Armour – Stryker, Stingray, Schwimmwagen etc. Cars – Supra, Škoda, Statesman etc. Ships – SS Savannah, USS Swordfish, Surcouf, HMAS Sydney etc
The best of the best
Things that have made records. eg. Fastest, biggest, oldest, longest, smallest etc.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Special display
A collection of Typhoons, Tempests & Sea Furies by Lindsay Charman
August 14th
Monthly themes
Bristol’s
Anything produced by the Bristol Aeroplane Company.
Turn of the century
Anything used or produced in the era 1990-2010.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Ley Reynolds presents the Curtiss Hawk
September 11th
Monthly themes
The letters ‘ X, Y & Z’
The Letters ‘X, Y & Z’ things starting with the letters X, Y & Z. Planes – X15, Yak -40, Zero etc,. Armour -X1A light tank, YPR-765 APC, Zulfiqar etc. Cars – X-Trail, Yaris, Zim etc. Ships – HMS Xenophon USS Yorktown, IJN Zuihō etc
Maritime (Sponsored by Platypus Publications)
Any aircraft, ship or vehicle operated at, on over or under the sea.
‘Postponing the Inevitable’ (Sponsored by Platypus Publications)
Wars of fading empires from 1945 to present day. eg. Malayan emergency, Cuban Crisis, Portuguese in Angola, French in Vietnam, Soviets in Czechoslovakia etc
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
October 9th
Modellers Market
Get kits at bargain prices! Members and visitors can purchase kits.
Only members can sell kits.
November 13th
Monthly themes
Liv’n in the 70’s
Anything used or produced in the 1970’s.
“To infinity and beyond!”
Anything out of this world, real or imagined.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.
Presentation
Peter Lines presents German mine laying of the Australian coast in WWII
December 11th
AGM
Review of the clubs operations and finances. Plus election of office holders.
Monthly themes
The letter ‘W’
The Letter ‘W’ things starting with the letter W. Planes – Wildcat, Wright Flyer, Warthog etc,. Armour – Wiesel, Whippet, Waffenträger auf Pz. IV etc. Cars – WRX, Wrangler, Wraith etc. Ships – SS Waratah, USS Wahoo, HMS Warspite, HMAS Warramunga etc
Winter is coming
Anything related to or used in winter.
General display
Show off your current build or item of interest.